Givi Targamadze
Givi Targamadze | |
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Born | July 23, 1968 |
Nationality | Georgian |
Occupation | politician |
Known for | Defense and Security Committee Chairman of the Georgian Parliament |
Political party | United National Movement |
Givi Targamadze (born 23 July 1968) is a
On 5 October 2012, the Russian channel
Role in "color revolutions"
He is closely allied with President
Defense and Security Committee Chairman
From 2004 to 2009, Targamadze served as Defense and Security Committee Chairman of the Georgian Parliament, during which time he frequently criticized the Russian government and military. In August 2004, Targamadze showed footage to journalists of Russian military forces moving to the border of the disputed territory of South Ossetia, a breakaway Georgian province that had declared independence. He called for a greater Georgian military build-up in response, calling Russian aggression "evidently unavoidable".[5] In March 2005, he urged the Georgian government to develop a plan "to prevent any movement on Georgian territory by Russian servicemen" if Russia failed to withdraw from its two remaining military installations on Georgian territory.[6] In May, following a unanimous vote by the Georgian Parliament to force the closing of the bases by 2006, he warned that Russia would face sanctions followed by more severe measures if it failed to withdraw.[7]
In July 2005, Targamadze accused Russia of "taking a direct part in an internal conflict in Georgia" through as many as 120 military intelligence agents on sabotage missions.
In April 2008, when Russia stated that it would consider military action if Georgia came into conflict with South Ossetia and
Targamadze joined his party in November 2007 in criticizing former defense minister
Anatomy Of A Protest 2
On 5 October 2012, Russian pro-government news channel
References
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